Lee Roy Murphy

Lee Roy Murphy (born July 16, 1958 in Chicago, IL) is a former professional boxer.

Amateur career

Murphy had an amateur record of 157-17, winning the 1979 Light Heavyweight National Golden Gloves and earning a spot on the 1980 United States Olympic team. However, as the USA boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to political reasons, Murphy and the rest of his team were not allowed an Olympic berth.

Professional career

Known as "Solid Gold", Murphy turned pro in 1980 and won the IBF Cruiserweight Title with a 14th round TKO of Marvin Camel in 1984. He defended the title three times before losing the belt to Ricky Parkey in 1986. After the loss, Murphy's career drifted into obscurity with losses to Dwight Muhammad Qawi in 1987 and Mike Evans in 1991. He retired after the loss to Evans, but launched a brief comeback in 1998, winning both of his bouts.

Professional boxing record

30 Wins (23 knockouts, 7 decisions), 4 Losses (2 knockouts, 2 decisions)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	30–4	Kimmuel Odum	UD	6	07/08/1998	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	29–4	Jerry "Oil Can" Brown	TKO	4	26/06/1998	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the fourth round.
Loss	28–4	"Mighty" Mike Evans	UD	12	02/03/1991	Darlington, County Durham, United Kingdom	IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. 112-117, 112-117, 111-117.
Win	28–3	Terry Armstrong	UD	10	12/09/1990	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss	27–3	Johnny du Plooy	PTS	10	09/06/1990	Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Win	27–2	Alfonzo Ratliff	KO	4	26/06/1989	Villa Park, Illinois, United States	Illinois Heavyweight Title.
Loss	26–2	Dwight Muhammad Qawi	TKO	6	15/08/1987	Saint-Tropez, Var, France
Win	26–1	Bobby Crabtree	UD	10	28/04/1987	Chicago, Illinois, United States	49-41, 50-40, 50-40.
Win	25–1	Steve Mormino	PTS	8	27/03/1987	Viareggio, Toscana, Italy
Loss	24–1	Ricky Parkey	TKO	10	25/10/1986	Marsala, Sicilia, Italy	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:56 of the tenth round.
Win	24–0	Dorcey Gaymon	KO	9	19/04/1986	Sanremo, Liguria, Italy	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Gaymon knocked out at 2:31 of the ninth round. Murphy defended his IBF Cruiserweight title 4 straight times.
Win	23–0	Chisanda Mutti	KO	12	19/10/1985	Monte Carlo, Monaco	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Mutti knocked down in the eleventh. Mutti knocked out at 1:53 of the 12th round.
Win	22–0	Eddie "Young Joe Louis" Taylor	TKO	12	20/12/1984	Chicago, Illinois, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:37 of the 12th round.
Win	21–0	Marvin Camel	TKO	14	06/10/1984	Billings, Montana, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title.
Win	20–0	Darnell Hayes	KO	2	15/03/1984	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Hayes knocked out at 2:39 of the second round.
Win	19–0	Steve Zouski	UD	10	20/12/1983	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	18–0	Ralph Cuomo	TKO	1	02/12/1983	Shirley, New York, United States
Win	17–0	Willie "Crawfish" Crawford	TKO	1	07/11/1983	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	16–0	Frank Payne	UD	10	18/10/1983	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	15–0	Keith "Trainspotter" Allen	TKO	6	05/10/1983	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:39 of the sixth round.
Win	14–0	Ivy Brown	KO	1	07/08/1983	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Brown knocked out at 2:13 of the first round.
Win	13–0	Rahim Muhammad	KO	9	22/05/1983	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	12–0	Charles "In Charge" Allen	KO	4	07/02/1983	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Allen knocked out at 1:25 of the first round.
Win	11–0	Terry Denny	KO	3	19/07/1982	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Denny knocked out at 1:28 of the third round.
Win	10–0	"Fast" Eddie Smith	KO	4	19/03/1982	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Smith knocked out at 2:09 of the fourth round.
Win	9–0	Charles Presswood	KO	1	05/02/1982	Danville, Illinois, United States	Presswood knocked out at 2:39 of the first round.
Win	8–0	"Sexy" Frank Diaper	TKO	2	22/01/1982	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:43 of the second round.
Win	7–0	Elvis Parks	PTS	6	03/10/1981	Rosemont, Illinois, United States	Parks down twice in the sixth round.
Win	6–0	John Trollinger	KO	1	27/07/1981	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Trollinger knocked out at 0:35 of the first round.
Win	5–0	Darnell Hayes	K0	2	05/06/1981	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Hayes knocked out at 2:01 of the second round.
Win	4–0	Reggie "Fire" Walker	TKO	2	16/04/1981	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the second round.
Win	3–0	Floyd Cross	KO	3	09/03/1981	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Cross down three times in the first round and knocked out at 2:53 of the third round.
Win	2–0	Gary Hunter	KO	1	11/12/1980	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Hunter knocked out at 1:34 of the first round.
Win	1–0	Roger "007" Moore	KO	2	13/11/1980	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Moore knocked out at 1:22 of the second round. Father of Roger, Archie Moore offered to fight Murphy to avenge his son's loss.

Personal

Lee Roy's brother, Kenny Murphy, was also a prizefighter and fought Fabrice Tiozzo for the WBA Cruiserweight Title in 1999.

Preceded by Marvin Camel	IBF Cruiserweight Champion 6 October 1984 – 25 October 1986	Succeeded by Ricky Parkey

External links

Professional boxing record for Lee Roy Murphy from BoxRec

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